, 1887-10-20
THE X. OF l..
THE X. OF |.
Tho General Assembly Closes
Its Labors.
A Large Amount of Important
Business Transacted.
The Anarchist Element Re-
ceiVes a Setback.
Adjournment,

MINNEAPoLII, Oct. l9.-The general
assembly OF the Knights of Labor re-
manned in session all day, only taking final
adjournment at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
All business was disposed of and the
eleventh assembly has the record of ac-
complishing more than any of its prede-
cessors. Among the enormous number
Of documents passed upon to-day, one of
the most important was a resolution
granting the cigar makers who belong to
the Cigar Makers International Union,
which was expelled by the action of the
Richmond convention. the privilege OF
reinstatement without payment of a fee.
This Is in accordance with Powderly's
recommendation. The recommendation
that the maintenance of a CO operative
fund be made optional with locals, was
adopted, as also was one that there be
no change in the management of the
journal. Further action provides that the
general executive board shall have Moth
ing to do with strikes unless called upon
by the district or national trade assemb-
lies involved.
The anarchist element received another
setback when the assembly resolved, by a
vote of lib to 90 that Knights of Labor
on parade shall carry nothing but state or
national flags. An attempt to prevent
MIR. Powderly's further activity in the
order in the event of resignation was
frustrated, when the assembly refused to
accept the proposition to strike out the
section which provides that the past gen
eral master workman shall have all the
rights and privileges of a representative.
The rule prohibiting the sale of liquors at
plcnlcs was sustained. The committee
recommended that the general master
workman be authorized to appoint a mem
Der OF the order in England to take charge
OF affairs, as requested some time ago.
Documents suggesting plans for the reor-
ganlzatlon OF the order and making it a
political p irty was rejected.
The date of the meeting of the assem-
bly, was changed to Tuesday after the sec
ond Monday of November of each year.
The committee on appeals and grievances
reported the charges against General Sec
rotary Litchman groundless. In the case
Of district assembly 1876, the committee
could make no suggestions, offering as an
excuse hat as John Morrison had brought
two valises fall of evidence and the exec.
utive board had half a ton, there was too
much for it to grapple with. A motion
was passed to the effect that the district
~ ASiIotaOSu upOu COuplbluB WIFI Tue
laws of the order. This leaves the mat.
ter just where it was before.
The motion to grant a charter to Chi
nese assemblies was lost, The report
from the cqpmittee on finance recon
mended economy for the coming year.
The invitation from Indianapolis was &C.
cepted and the convention will be held in
that city next year. Among other reso-
lutlOns was one authorizing the executive
board to defend members of district as
sembly No. 40 now under arrest at the
instigation of the old Dominion steamship
company.
The feeling among the majority of the
delegates to the assembly is that the gen
eral results of the present session are
most gratifying. While there have been
lively fights over several matters, the
organization is as strong as ever, and leg
islation has been enacted which will be of
great value to the order in the future.
MIR. PowderlY said: I'm a nutshell, |
think the legislation passed at the present
session will be greatly beneficial to the or
ganization. A good many important
changes in the constitution have been
made, poorer features have been abolished
and the amendments adopted, will, l
think, in the end prove to be Just what
was needed. | look Tor a healthy increase
during the coming year.